(Note to my readers. This longer-than-usual post is really two. The first half is a recital of what I believe is very relevant history. The second half is about how things are now. Although I am personally fascinated by the historical context, if you get bored with the history, the bolded text below marks the […]
Losing bookstores is a much bigger problem for publishers than it is for readers
Start with this. You’re kidding yourself if you’re a book publisher who believes the digital revolution has slowed down, that independent bookstores will thrive in the new environment, that ebooks — if not a fad — have reached their growth limits, and that something resembling the book business we’ve known for the past 100 years […]
An innocent story with dramatic implications
It’s a holiday weekend in America, but they’re working in the UK. A story posted by The Bookseller today really caught my eye. It says that Hachette UK is seeing “nearly half” of its sales taking place online. The report, built around data provided in an annual letter by CEO Tim Hely Hutchinson to authors, […]